On the hill, dozens of knights in black-clad black armored were looking into the distance with a pale face. Tens of miles away, a huge pillar of dust rushed straight towards the clouds like a long dragon, sweeping forward, like a tornado gathered in the desert.

"Huh, Huh." The mounts of these knights neighed uneasyly. The smoke and dust were so big that the war horses dozens of miles away felt the power in it.

The dust pillar in the sky suddenly split, from one to two, one to the east and the other to the north.

"Master, the pseudo-Ming army has divided the troops." Suksaha said with joy in his tone.

"Yeah." Doer's face was still pale and had a hint of blush. He nodded. It was inevitable that the Ming army would divide the troops. They could not keep the capital and not recover the entire army would pursue it. They could not wait until the capital was captured before pursuing it. The difference was how the Ming army divided the troops and which Ming army should they launch an assault on.

After Suksaha said that, the team fell into silence again, until the two dust pillars in front were completely separated, Suksaha couldn't help but say disappointed: "Master, it seems that the Ming army will divide the two armies equally."

Huang Degong, Yan Yingyuan, Li Chengdong, Li Benshen and others led a total of 120,000 troops to chase Manchus. Although Wang Fu had only 10,000 Yulin Guards and 5,000 cavalry, plus more than 80,000 green camp soldiers and tens of thousands of civilians, the scale was about 10,000 more than the three groups of soldiers and horses pursued. Judging from the scale of the dust pillar alone, the two were almost indistinguishable from each other.

This will make people confused, making people think that the two armies are comparable in strength. In fact, in terms of strength, 120,000 to 15,000, and the strength comparison is 8 to 1. Even if the 80,000 Green Camp Army is added, the strength around the emperor is far inferior.

If the strength of the Qing army is not much different from that of the Ming army, it would be best if the Ming army divided the two groups. However, the Qing army could use the maneuverability of the cavalry and defeat them one by one. However, the Qing army has lost a lot of strength, and even facing the Ming army, it is still unsure of it.

Which Ming army should we attack first? Luo Luohong, Leerjin, Yingor, Ebilong and others looked at Dorgon with eager eyes, waiting for Dorgon's decision. Dorgon turned his horse's head and said, "Go." But he didn't say it out loud. Everyone hurriedly followed Dorgon. Soon dozens of black dots disappeared in the distance, and calmed down on the hills, with only the rustling wind blowing the leaves.

Pingyang Prefecture, Shanxi Province, the city gate began to open just as dawn. As soon as the city gate opened, the villagers waiting outside the city gate rushed into the city. Most of the villagers who entered the city were carrying various vegetables, fish and meat vendors. The earlier they entered the city, the more likely they were to sell for a good price, and they were naturally rushing to the top.

Pingyang Prefecture is one of the five prefectures in Shanxi. Except for the provincial capital Taiyuan, Pingyang is on par with Fenzhou, Lu'an and Datong. The Dashun Army and the Qing army fought in Shanxi for several years, killing and injuring tens of thousands of people, and finally occupied the territory of one prefecture, while the other four prefectures are still in the hands of Wu Sangui.

The population of the entire Pingyan Mansion is as high as more than 200,000, and tens of thousands of Dashun troops stationed there. The vegetables and fish they need every day are a huge number. You can imagine how many hawkers want to enter the city as soon as possible.

"Get back, back back." Xie Dabao shouted, waving a bamboo strip from time to time, pushing the vendor who was squeezed to him away, occasionally whipping it up and down. The vendor who was beaten grinned and could only sigh that he was unlucky.

Xie Dabao had to do this, otherwise even the place where he stood guard would squeeze these vegetable vendors. Although it was peaceful now, he had to prevent spies from entering the city. Of course, it was impossible to find any spies among thousands of vegetable vendors. It was more about making a move or experiencing his own authority.

Xie Dabao is an ordinary officer of the Dashun Army. He is a native of Shanxi. He has been with the King of Chuang for eight or nine years. He can't remember clearly. He only remembers that Shanxi and Henan provinces had severe droughts and hunger were everywhere. The King of Chuang came out of the mountains. In one fell swoop, the people of Shanxi and Henan provinces followed him in a cloud of eyes. In the blink of an eye, millions of soldiers gathered. It was when Xie Dabao walked hundreds of miles with more than 20 young people in the village and joined the King of Chuang for hundreds of miles.

At that time, the reason why Xie Dabao and more than 20 people from the same village joined the Chuang Army was very simple. He was unwilling to starve to death. However, no one expected that the situation in the following situation was dazzling. In just a few years, the Chuang King became a climate and fought to Beijing. Even the Ming Emperor hung himself to death on the Coal Mountain. Seeing that the Chuang King was about to settle down, these bandits of that year transformed into an official army.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Wu Sangui led the Qing army into the pass, and the Dashun army was defeated in a rock and blood flowed into a river. Xie Dabao and the people from the same village also participated in the war. There were nineteen more than 20 people who joined the army at that time, but in that battle, only Xie Dabao escaped.

For Wu Sangui and Xie Dabao had a deep hatred for the Tartars. This hatred was far better than for the official army. Not only did he kill eighteen brothers from the same village, but also because Wu Sangui made everyone from the official army almost become bandits again.

However, Xie Dabao is still satisfied with his current life. He guards the city gate every day and does not have to worry about food and drink. Although the military pay is very small, he can still get three or five taels of extra money a month. It is not inferior to the regular army of the Ming army. Of course, the doorkeeper is a fat man.

The old soldiers of the king were responsible for guarding the gate. Most of the Dashun Army had only a pitiful five cents of silver, which could barely support the family. The five cents of silver were only available in the past three years. In the past, the Dashun Army had no military salary.

It was not until almost half an hour later that the vendors who entered the city were sparse. Xie Dabao also shouted so hard that he quickly ordered a subordinate to bring a bowl of water and drank it down.

"Splash! Splash!" A fierce sound of horse hooves came into Xie Dabao's ears. Xie Dabao quickly put down his bowl and looked forward. He saw the two riders in front were heading towards the city gate like wind.

Xie Dabao was very puzzled. Why were cavalry going into the city early in the morning? He quickly signaled his subordinates to prepare to reject the horse, but before he took out the horse, the shouts of the two cavalry in front had already come: "Six hundred miles to speed up! Six hundred miles to speed up!"

Xie Dabao was startled and looked carefully. It seemed that behind the two knights, there was a small flag representing emergency military information, and quickly waved his hand: both sides were moved aside, move aside."

The city gate had just been cleared, and the two cavalry had arrived at the city gate. They did not stop at all, rushed into the city like wind, leaving countless dust behind them.

Seeing the two knights walking away, the city gate suddenly became lively, and they were talking about the two knights who had just passed by. What kind of emergency military information would require 600 miles of emergency?

"Brother Xie, do you think the old turtle will be called?" a subordinate couldn't help asking.

The old turtle refers to Wu Sangui. In the past two years, although the war between the two sides has calmed down, the hatred has not been resolved. Xie Dabao shook his head: "You ask me, who will I ask?"

"I don't think so. Now that the Emperor of Ming Dynasty is in charge of the army, the old turtle is still huddling, how dare you come to attack us?" Another soldier said in a sure tone. How noticeable is the case of the Emperor of Ming Dynasty's personal command? Although they are small soldiers, they also know that many people are still wondering whether to take the opportunity to attack Wu Sangui and defeat Wu Sangui. However, without the will of Emperor Dashun, everyone dare not move.

"Yes, yes, the old turtle must not dare to move around. I asked me to tell you, could it be that the emperor wanted to attack the old turtle?"

"It is possible that if you want to hit the old turtle, I will definitely be included."

"Yes, I'm counting it."

Everyone talked excitedly, and occasionally there were disharmonious voices. It was better to maintain the status quo than to fight. However, such voices were quickly drowned in the discussion of the attack on Wu Sangui. Xie Dabao was worried when he heard this. He was very satisfied with his current life. Although he hated Wu Sangui, he didn't want to fight.

In the gorgeous mansion in the city, Gao Yigong opened the emergency military newspaper. After reading it in a hurry, his face changed several times, and he shouted out: "Come here, summon all the generals to discuss matters."

"Yes." Several personal soldiers responded and hurried down.

Li Zicheng had no son, his wife's brother Gao Yigong and his nephew Li Guo were the closest people Li Zicheng. Li Guo had been made the crown prince of Dashun. Gao Yigong was ordered to guard Pingyang and fight Wu Sangui. At this time, the Pingyang Mansion had reached 60,000 troops, all of which were the elite troops that the Dashun Dynasty had finally gathered in recent years. It can be said that it accounted for almost one-third of the entire Dashun Dynasty's military power.

After a few cups of tea, the sound of horse hooves sounded outside the Gao Mansion gate, and more than a dozen generals walked into the Gao Mansion one after another. Among them, General Liu Xi, General Wu Dang Shousu, General Guoyi, Gu Kecheng, Ren Weirong and others were all there.

"See Marquis."

"Everyone is not a gift." Gao Yigong waved his hand and said, "I summon you all to come today because I received military information. The battle between the Ming army and the Tartars on the front line finally decided the outcome."

"Marty, who won?"

"Yes, who won?"

When each general heard this, he couldn't wait to ask Gao Yigong about the victory or defeat of this battle, which was related to the future strategic direction of the Dashun Army, and they had no choice but to worry about it.

The indescribable contradiction on Gao Yigong's face was like regret or glory, and said calmly: "It was the Ming army, the Tatars fled in panic under the city of Tianjin, and tens of thousands of Han troops became prisoners of the Ming army. Now the Ming army has divided into two groups, pursuing the fleeing Manchus, and attacking Beijing with righteousness.

"Ah!" The expressions on the faces of each general were similar to those of Gao Yigong. This result was a bit unexpected. Everyone here suffered a lot of losses and had countless dealings with the official army. Although the Ming Dynasty wiped out tens of thousands of people in one fell swoop a few years ago, in everyone's opinion, the Ming army had some luck, and the Ming army was incompetent. This view has been deeply rooted in everyone's hearts.

In the eyes of most Dashun generals, if both sides do their best, the Manchus will definitely have a greater chance of winning. It is precisely because of this view that in the face of the battle between the Ming army and the Manchus, the Dashun army has been watching the wall, but now the victory and defeat have been decided, so the Dashun army can no longer watch the wall.

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Chapter completed!